mattcossel29

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I am trying to see how I should run my radiator hoses due to an issue I have with my radiator.

The nipple seen in the picture below that is capped off with the black cap is broken off.. The hole has been sealed but I am seeing high temp issues.. I do not think it is an issue with the thermostat because the coolant is bubbling pretty good after it warms up.

I am unsure what this nipple that busted off is for.. I believe it is for the steam tube.

Oh this is a fresh motor..

The picture is just used for reference of the radiator.. Its a fourth gen radiator used in an unknown vehicle.. This is the best picture I could find that showed the nipple that I discussed in the first post.




Any information on this will be appreciated..

Thanks!

jaycenk

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What are we looking at here? a small block chevy gen 1? with what heads? and what intake?

mattcossel29

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The picture is just used for reference of the radiator.. Its a fourth gen radiator used in an unknown vehicle.. This is the best picture I could find that showed the nipple that I discussed in the first post.

RamAir95TA

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That fitting is indeed for the steam tube. Not having it connected is muy bad. You can always have a fitting brazed into the radiator tank.

mattcossel29

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Is there a way to run the steam tube into any other way? Such as putting a T hose that runs somewhere else?

SS#502

Maybe because it's a reverse cooling system it was designed for the internals of the radiator is different? Is this thing for Drag only cuz a cooling fan would help out a lot...

shbox

You could tee it into another hose, but it would need to be one that the flow is going to the radiator.

mattcossel29

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Fantastic, thank you!

BTW, I appreciate your website so very much! It has helped me countless times on my rebuild and my 93/94 swap.. Thanks to you I even have a .pdf owners manual for my car.. Stored on my phone!